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theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > sports > lsu > lsu-football-october-kentucky-mississippi-state-auburn > article_90b3656a-6862-51b3-b1d9-64c65315a0d4.html

LSU’s playoff push will be made in October. Here’s a look at the SEC foes standing in the way.

2+ hour, 13+ min ago   (890+ words) When LSU’s schedule was released, a three-game stretch in November caught everyone’s eye because it presented a gauntlet of big brands. Alabama on Nov. 7. Texas on Nov. 14. Tennessee on Nov. 21. While the Tigers (4-1, 1-1 SEC) will likely need two wins in…...


theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > sports > avery-johnson-s-seize-every-second-message-rang-true-for-2006-saints > article_553b01d2-c2b5-5d9c-89e5-fe402277c547.html

Avery Johnson’s ‘seize every second’ message rang true for 2006 Saints

2+ hour, 13+ min ago   (514+ words) Alabama head coach Avery Johnson coaches against LSU in the Tigers' SEC home opener, Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at LSU's Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La. Avery Johnson keeps the football in his office in Dallas, Texas. It’s one of…...


theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > sports > factors-that-will-determine-whether-saints-beat-falcons-in-monday-night-football-game-nfl-anniversary-steve-gleason-superdome > article_5710223b-60b6-5602-ba94-1d9bf099f91e.html

4 factors that will determine whether Saints beat Falcons in Domecoming game

2+ hour, 13+ min ago   (592+ words) The New Orleans Saints (1-2) play their first division game Monday night when they host the rival Atlanta Falcons (1-2). Here are four key factors that will determine whether the Saints can improve to 2-2. This is more than just Saints vs. Falcons....


theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > news > education > lsu-food-pantry-students-food-insecurity > article_9793b691-8245-4280-9da4-e338d65fa445.html

Staffed by volunteers, LSU Food Pantry serves 5,000 students this fall: ‘Everyone struggles’

9+ mon, 4+ week ago   (589+ words) Student volunteer Melany Smith, a junior, stocks shelves at the LSU student food pantry in the Student Union on Friday, December 5, 2025 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Half an hour before the LSU Food Pantry opened, student volunteers unpacked boxes of canned…...


theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > news > politics > jamie-davis-louisiana-senate-race > article_af4df1a7-92e9-547c-ade4-e19603438d55.html

How Jamie Davis went from farmer to U.S. Senate candidate: ‘You have to get out and see people’

3+ hour, 13+ min ago   (1416+ words) Jamie Davis peered into the machinery between the wheels of a Peterbilt truck that hauls grain on his farm in northeast Louisiana. On a hot summer morning, he was trying to locate a broken part known as a leaf spring…...


theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > news > politics > national_politics > bill-cassidy-files-bill-to-require-open-party-primaries > article_7ad11944-9d0c-5c77-9506-9fb21269b029.html

After losing in a closed Louisiana primary, Bill Cassidy files bill to require open party elections

3+ hour, 13+ min ago   (442+ words) U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, and his wife Laura greet supporters and gave his concession speech Saturday night, May 16, 2026, after election returns showed his loss. U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, speaks to reporters, Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at the Capitol after getting…...


theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > news > education > parents-ai-schools > article_5909e165-9e7c-5e9a-982e-8a4e4d5b1e33.html

Teachers, parents torn as AI expands in Louisiana schools: ‘What are these digital tools?’

3+ hour, 13+ min ago   (1120+ words) A growing number of parents are voicing concerns about students’ screen time in school. Regena Beard, the new Louisiana Teacher of the Year, speaks during an interview in her classroom at Zachary at Copper Middle Elementary on Thursday, July 31, 2025. When…...


theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > news > politics > julia-letlow-louisiana-senate-race > article_0e766d53-7896-53ad-b92a-329636b5f13b.html

How tragedy, faith led Julia Letlow to run for Senate: ‘I needed those signs from the Lord’

3+ hour, 13+ min ago   (1588+ words) U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow outside the Ascension Parish Courthouse. It was Dec. 11, 2020, only six days after Luke Letlow had won an open seat to represent the 5th Congressional District that stretched from Monroe south to the Florida Parishes. He was still on…...


theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > news > business > louisiana-texas-mississippi-exxon-carbon-capture-emissions-industry > article_2deba493-d3f7-40c6-8dec-d2ae567f06ea.html

Louisiana is capturing carbon emissions with Exxon's help -- but shipping them to other states

3+ hour, 13+ min ago   (1263+ words) BKV Carbon Ventures project manager Spencer Crouch looks at a compression station where captured CO2 is dehydrated and pressurized for storage in a nearby sequestration injection well in Bridgeport, Texas, on May 29, 2025. One of the world's largest companies has begun employing…...


theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > opinion > letters-southeast-louisiana-spacex > article_30d7c714-048a-5fb6-a76d-eaf66536d896.html

Letters: Love South Louisiana? Better take a picture

6+ hour, 58+ min ago   (90+ words) The sun rises over marshland along Freshwater City Road near where SpaceX is planning to build a multibillion-dollar spaceport in Vermilion Parish, La., Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Re: “Inside the seven-month sprint to bring Elon Musk's SpaceX to Louisiana,” Sept. 27. This was…...